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Salmonella advisory issued for fresh cilantro in Minn., Wis.

Roughly 50 stores in Minnesota and about 25 in Wisconsin have been ordered to remove fresh cilantro due to potential salmonella contamination, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture says, the Pioneer Press and Star Tribune report.

A routine test found a sample to be contaminated with the microorganism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal illness in young children, the elderly and people with compromised immune systems, Minnesota Department of Agriculture says.